Heartbroken and lost, Sadie left her family when she was only sixteen to fight evil. Years of searching out and destroying the vermin of the supernatural world have left her ruthless and jaded, and powerful.

Sadie’s success has made her a target, and a series of cryptic warnings leaves her questioning what is being asked of her. But nothing in her past has prepared her for the obstacles she now faces in trying to rid the world of a resurrected evil that no one saw coming.

She finally comes home for the chance to re-discover her first love, Aiden. Does she have the power to restore Aiden’s memories and hold on to her love for him, while battling for humanity—and her life?

I first met Sadie Tabors in White Aura series and she’d been quite a character already at that time but in this book, she’s feisty, fierce femme fatale! A force to reckon with, if I must say so.

Sadie’s a powerful sorceress and she’s brilliant at what she does. The things that happened in her past definitely made her strong. Now it’s up to her to make sure the love of her life regains his memories and she has to get rid of the evil that plagues her family.

Sadie is one ferocious heroine, she’s even more bad@ss than Katniss Everdeen. Ha! Felicia Tatum wowed me again with this new electrifying story!! This trilogy will definitely be one of my favorites.

And that suits single mom, Magdalena Davis, just fine. It means the local gossips will stop hounding her about returning to town and the secret she’s kept for fifteen years. Home to make peace with her sick mother, the last thing Mags wants is to get involved in Marietta’s big celebrity wedding. But when her teenage daughter cajoles her into auditioning to sing with a local heartthrob, all her plans for flying under the radar zoom out of the window.

Country music singer, Jake Kohl, has lost his muse. He’s jaded from years of life in the fast lane and wants to settle in Marietta and lead a normal life. He reluctantly agrees to sing at the celebrity wedding, but what he doesn’t expect is his co-singer to reignite his passion. But it’s not just the music she awakes in him. Magdalena makes Jake feel and want things he hasn’t for far too long, but there’s more to her than meets the eye.

Can Jake solve the mystery that is Magdalena and win her heart?

Her mom’s health condition was what prompted Magdalena Davis to return to Marietta, with her daughter Bella. For fifteen years, she kept the truth about her daughter’s dad, and now that she’s back in her hometown, the people of Marietta started talking about her again.

Good thing there’s a new celebrity wedding in the horizon. The rumors had somehow turned to Nancylyn Pruitt’s upcoming star-studded nuptials. And singer & Marietta’s adopted son Jake Kohl was one of those famous people. When he was asked to sing with a partner on the said wedding of the year, he held an audition for the town’s amazing singer. Just when Mags thought she could stay invisible for good, suddenly the limelight turned on her. She and Jake made great music together.

Until her daughter Bella got into an accident.

KISS THE BRIDE by Racheal Johns was a touching romantic story. I loved the scenes between Jake & Mags, they seemed fir for each other. The relationship may seem a little bit fast, but when you are in-love. it’s either time stood still or time flies so fast. Either way, this romantic novel got me grinning from ear to ear, until the big wedding. Wedding of who? I won’t tell. But this is what I do know. I’m suddenly intrigued by the last book in the series and I can’t wait to read Nancy’s wedding jitters!

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Death crept into the castle. Mara could feel its darkness pressing her down. As she walked to her father’s bedchamber, the thought of marrying a man she did not love weighed heavily on her. All the invitations had been sent out months ago. Just as her life was beginning to almost feel normal, her father, King Philip, had fallen ill along with the court of Casmerelda and much of the kingdom. The second wave of the plague violently spread, leaving a trail of death and burning corpses for the living to clean up.

Her father had been bedridden for three days. His fever spiked and his skin glistened. He grew delirious, falling in and out of consciousness. As much as she despised him for what he’d done to her sister’s boyfriend, he was still her father. She didn’t want to be left alone.

“You must marry Astin at once.”

Mara cringed. “I can’t.” Her lips hidden as she wore a piece of ivory cloth against her nose and mouth, the slightest bit of protection from the disease that had taken over the kingdom. “I don’t love him. Please don’t do this to me.”

“Don’t be selfish.” The words struggled to reach his lips. He coughed and heaved, his chest rising and falling quickly as his pulse raced. “I’ll be with your mother soon…”

“You’ll be dead.”

Taking in several deep breaths, he opened his mouth, his words coming out as a whisper. “You will be reigning queen. Mara, you must act the part. Marry Astin and forge an alliance with the country of Morro, for the sake of Casmerelda. Your people need you.”

“I need you,” Mara said, gripping her father’s hand. She frowned, studying the tips of his fingers, a blackened hue lacing his skin.

“You shouldn’t touch me.” He tried to pull away, unsuccessfully. Her grip remained tight, but more significantly, he’d grown weak from the disease ravaging his body.

“I haven’t been infected, and I’ve been at your bedside every night.” Mara ordered the servants to bring more water and rags. It had done little good to break his fever or alleviate the discomfort he must have been experiencing, but it was all she could think of to help.

“Marry Astin.” His words were rough slipping past his lips. He wheezed, trying to speak, but Mara rested a hand upon his chest.

“Don’t.” She didn’t want to have this conversation again.

“For the sake of the kingdom,” he said, pleading with her.

Mara refused to answer. Marrying Astin wasn’t what she wanted. “I have no desire to be queen so young. You will pull through, do you hear me?”

He’d fallen into a deep slumber, unable to answer her.

About the Author

Ruth Silver is the best-selling author of the Aberrant trilogy. With a passion for writing and a love of story-telling, Ruth is actively writing two series: Royal Reaper and Orenda. She also writes The Federal Agent Chronicles and Palace Secrets, both of which are adult romance under the name Ravyn Rayne for Blushing Books. Her interests include traveling, reading, and photography. Her favorite vacation destination is Australia. Ruth currently resides in Plainfield, Illinois.

As the whole town goes crazy over the celebrity wedding event of the century, Melanie Richards decides she’s tired of blending in. It’s time go after what she wants. Her to do list:
Get a sexy dress
A little liquid courage
Lose that pesky virginity

Luke Shuller can’t believe his eyes when he walks into Grey’s and sees his best friend trying to pick up some drunk cowboy. Melanie wants to start hooking up? She can practice on him. At least he’ll keep her safe. And as a bonus, their pretend relationship will help him deal with a family crisis.

But when pretend gets real, Melanie can’t tell where the charade ends and reality begins. When the dust settles, will she get thrown back into the friend zone, or will she finally get the man of her dreams?

Melanie is tired of waiting for the right man who’ll sweep her off her feet. So she sets her groove on & makes her move. And to Grey’s she goes. But her best friend Luke calls on her and tells her that her plan isn’t really something he wants her to do. Soon Luke decides to present himself instead. Sounds like a fair bargain.

What started as innocent plan turned into an exciting tryst in between sheets. Luke and Melanie sure fired up their lives in more ways than one. Who knew pretending to be in a relationship could be so much fun, hot and awesome?!

I enjoyed reading this fun romantic read. This is my first book from Maisey Yates and the fourth in the Montana Born Brides series. The stories just keeps getting better and better. I think I won’t get tired of love stories esp from Montana’s finest!

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Heartbroken and lost, Sadie left her family when she was only sixteen to fight evil. Years of searching out and destroying the vermin of the supernatural world have left her ruthless and jaded, and powerful.

Sadie’s success has made her a target, and a series of cryptic warnings leaves her questioning what is being asked of her. But nothing in her past has prepared her for the obstacles she now faces in trying to rid the world of a resurrected evil that no one saw coming.
She finally comes home for the chance to re-discover her first love, Aiden. Does she have the power to restore Aiden’s memories and hold on to her love for him, while battling for humanity—and her life?

At 20, Julia Taylor went to prison for murdering a man who deserved it. Ten years later, she’s ready to put the past behind her and get on with her life. But someone won’t let her. Someone will do anything to drive Julia away, including murder.

As the body count rises, Julia is forced to accept the help of Dylan Andrews, a cop with dark secrets of his own. Unfortunately help has a cost. Dylan is digging into Julia’s past, uncovering secrets she is desperate to keep.

Julia must keep Dylan at a distance, or else risk her own safety, and the safety of everyone she loves.

Ten years after serving her time in the prison for murder, Julia Taylor is a free woman. But ten years in inarceration didn’t do nothing to keep the pain and memories of what really transpired that night. So she rather kept silent and struggled to move on. All for the love for her family. Then there’s Detective Dylan Andrews, who had somehow wormed his way to her life and her heart. He had the best intentions, but Julia was still wary and she did all she could do to prevent him from knowing the truth.

I loved the mystery and suspense that almost killed me while reading this. I’m a big fan of detective plots, murders and crimes of passion, sleuthing maidens and such. Cold Deception perfectly fits my interest. Julia’s profile strikes me as strong, solid and stalwart. She developed great resilience and protective stance after her time in prison. I hated to see her crumble under the stares of Dylan, but her overall persona really hit me.

This is D.B. Tait’s maiden voyage in mystery and suspense and let me just say, she did a great job! Would love to read more of her future books, soon.

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The weight of the world feels heavy on my shoulders. Desperation touches everything. Memories forgotten, truths untold. Humanity is threatened. Their safety granted in exchange for me. But I won’t go without a fight.

With strange occurrences taking place in the city, it’s up to Elsa and her team to discover why. But an odd encounter at an abandoned warehouse leaves the team with more questions than answers. Just when the team least expects it, Alexander returns, and he’s not alone or without demands: the world’s safety in exchange for Elsa. They have only one week to decide while the world falls under Alexander’s wrath and his powerful army of followers. Avalon seeks help from every Nepherium that can be spared and hope it will be enough to stop Alexander.

Coming July 2015!

About the Author

A Kansas native, Samantha LaFantasie spends her free time with her three kids and arguing with her characters. Writing has always been a passion of hers, forgoing all other desires to devote to this one obsession. She’s primarily a fantasy writer but often feels pulled to genres such as sci-fi, romance, and others.
Samantha became a bestselling author with the Pandora Boxed Set (which includes Made to Forget: Nepherium Novella series–Part One) on both Amazon and USA Today.
Samantha loves to take time to enjoy other activities such as photography and playing her favorite game of all time, Guild Wars 2.
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